Conradin Executed: Last of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty Beheaded at 16
Conradin was 16 years old. He'd marched to Italy to reclaim his grandfather's throne. Charles I of Sicily captured him after battle, tried him for invading, and beheaded him in Naples. The crowd watched the last Hohenstaufen emperor die on a scaffold. With him went the dynasty that had ruled Germany for 138 years. No legitimate heir remained.
October 29, 1268
758 years ago
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